Author: John Creasey
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504087399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The thrilling Department Z series continues as an assassination attempt leads to political turmoil—from the author who sold eighty million books worldwide. Agent Gordon Craigie faces a crisis of international proportions when an attempted assassination of a Russian diplomat at a top-level international conference in London threatens negotiations. Craigie and the Department Z team must work to ensure the safety of all the delegates whilst investigating the attack. It soon becomes increasingly obvious the attack they’re dealing with was run by a highly professional organization and the team is starting to feel out of their depth. Will Department Z be able to match wits with bullets as they attempt to take down the assassins? How will they negotiate the political minefield where one false step could lead to worldwide disaster? “Mr. Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.” —Church Times “Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance.” —The Times Literary Supplement
The League of Dark Men
Author: John Creasey
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504087399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The thrilling Department Z series continues as an assassination attempt leads to political turmoil—from the author who sold eighty million books worldwide. Agent Gordon Craigie faces a crisis of international proportions when an attempted assassination of a Russian diplomat at a top-level international conference in London threatens negotiations. Craigie and the Department Z team must work to ensure the safety of all the delegates whilst investigating the attack. It soon becomes increasingly obvious the attack they’re dealing with was run by a highly professional organization and the team is starting to feel out of their depth. Will Department Z be able to match wits with bullets as they attempt to take down the assassins? How will they negotiate the political minefield where one false step could lead to worldwide disaster? “Mr. Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.” —Church Times “Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance.” —The Times Literary Supplement
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504087399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The thrilling Department Z series continues as an assassination attempt leads to political turmoil—from the author who sold eighty million books worldwide. Agent Gordon Craigie faces a crisis of international proportions when an attempted assassination of a Russian diplomat at a top-level international conference in London threatens negotiations. Craigie and the Department Z team must work to ensure the safety of all the delegates whilst investigating the attack. It soon becomes increasingly obvious the attack they’re dealing with was run by a highly professional organization and the team is starting to feel out of their depth. Will Department Z be able to match wits with bullets as they attempt to take down the assassins? How will they negotiate the political minefield where one false step could lead to worldwide disaster? “Mr. Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.” —Church Times “Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance.” —The Times Literary Supplement
Dark Men
Author: Derek Haas
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643130633
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The latest thriller featuring the sleek and sinister Silver Bear—from leading Hollywood scriptwriter Derek Haas. Columbus has retired. Or so he thinks. He and his lover, Risina, a mysterious rare-book dealer, have fled to a tiny Italian coastal village where no one knows their names. And yet Columbus has trouble letting go. His paranoia is justified when one day, he notices a suspicious man following him, and within days, he’s back in Chicago trying to figure out why his old fence has been kidnapped and maybe even killed. The ransom note left behind demands Columbus by name. The Silver Bear must now sever this last link with his dark past if he and Risina are to ever have hope at a new life. Yet Risinia seems to show a remarkable knack for the kill herself . . . and perhaps there won’t be a chance for turning back.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643130633
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The latest thriller featuring the sleek and sinister Silver Bear—from leading Hollywood scriptwriter Derek Haas. Columbus has retired. Or so he thinks. He and his lover, Risina, a mysterious rare-book dealer, have fled to a tiny Italian coastal village where no one knows their names. And yet Columbus has trouble letting go. His paranoia is justified when one day, he notices a suspicious man following him, and within days, he’s back in Chicago trying to figure out why his old fence has been kidnapped and maybe even killed. The ransom note left behind demands Columbus by name. The Silver Bear must now sever this last link with his dark past if he and Risina are to ever have hope at a new life. Yet Risinia seems to show a remarkable knack for the kill herself . . . and perhaps there won’t be a chance for turning back.
Dark Men Dark Magic (3 Fantasy Series Starters)
Author: Aron Lewes
Publisher: Aron Lewes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Be transported to the enchanted worlds of Dark Men Dark Magic, where magic thrives, and antiheroes lurk in the shadows. A fussy mage, a grizzled warrior, and a brave barmaid team up to protect their village from an armor-clad madman in The Darkest Knight (The Black Knight Chronicles Book One). Adventure begins in The Darker Ages (The Darker Ages Book One), where Princess Arienne is captured by a crew of flirty young pirates. They're led by the wickedly charming Alfred du Bois, a man who takes nothing too seriously. In Vixen's Chosen (The Fox and the Assassin Book One), an assassin rescues a shapeshifting kitsune from the clutches of a cruel kidnapper. The kitsune, having lost everything she held dear, believes the assassin is her soulmate.
Publisher: Aron Lewes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Be transported to the enchanted worlds of Dark Men Dark Magic, where magic thrives, and antiheroes lurk in the shadows. A fussy mage, a grizzled warrior, and a brave barmaid team up to protect their village from an armor-clad madman in The Darkest Knight (The Black Knight Chronicles Book One). Adventure begins in The Darker Ages (The Darker Ages Book One), where Princess Arienne is captured by a crew of flirty young pirates. They're led by the wickedly charming Alfred du Bois, a man who takes nothing too seriously. In Vixen's Chosen (The Fox and the Assassin Book One), an assassin rescues a shapeshifting kitsune from the clutches of a cruel kidnapper. The kitsune, having lost everything she held dear, believes the assassin is her soulmate.
Black Men Can't Shoot
Author: Scott N. Brooks
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459605608
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it's usually only talked about when a sports commentator or celebrity embarrasses himself by bringing it up in public. Those gaffes are swiftly decried as racist, but apart from their link to the long history of ugly racial stereotypes about black people - especially men - they are also...
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459605608
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it's usually only talked about when a sports commentator or celebrity embarrasses himself by bringing it up in public. Those gaffes are swiftly decried as racist, but apart from their link to the long history of ugly racial stereotypes about black people - especially men - they are also...
Men Cry in the Dark
Author: Michael Baisden
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9781417720781
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This celebrated first novel by the lecturer and bestselling author of The Maintenance Man gives readers an African-American man's perspective on relationships, fatherhood, and interracial dating through the eyes of four childhood friends looking for love in all the wrong places.
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9781417720781
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This celebrated first novel by the lecturer and bestselling author of The Maintenance Man gives readers an African-American man's perspective on relationships, fatherhood, and interracial dating through the eyes of four childhood friends looking for love in all the wrong places.
Fair Women, Dark Men
Author: Peter Frost
Publisher: Cybereditions Corporation
ISBN: 9781877275722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Frost examines whether color prejudice or black slavery came first. Did slavery create negative feelings toward dark skin? Or was it the other way around? Frost argues that skin color had a very different meaning before slavery, as the main differencei
Publisher: Cybereditions Corporation
ISBN: 9781877275722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Frost examines whether color prejudice or black slavery came first. Did slavery create negative feelings toward dark skin? Or was it the other way around? Frost argues that skin color had a very different meaning before slavery, as the main differencei
Men in Dark Times
Author: Hannah Arendt
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156588904
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Collection of essays which present portraits of individuals ranging from Rosa Luxemburg to Pope John XXIII who the author believes have illuminated "dark times."
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156588904
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Collection of essays which present portraits of individuals ranging from Rosa Luxemburg to Pope John XXIII who the author believes have illuminated "dark times."
Men in Black
Author: John Harvey
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226318837
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Concentrating on the general shift away from color that began around 1800, Harvey traces the transition to black from the court of Burgundy in the fifteenth century, through sixteenth-century Venice, seventeenth-century Spain and the Netherlands. He uses paintings from Van Eyck and Degas to Francis Bacon, religious art, period lithographs, wood engravings, costume books, newsphotos, movie stills and related sources in his compelling study of the meaning of color and clothes.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226318837
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Concentrating on the general shift away from color that began around 1800, Harvey traces the transition to black from the court of Burgundy in the fifteenth century, through sixteenth-century Venice, seventeenth-century Spain and the Netherlands. He uses paintings from Van Eyck and Degas to Francis Bacon, religious art, period lithographs, wood engravings, costume books, newsphotos, movie stills and related sources in his compelling study of the meaning of color and clothes.
Dark Hearts
Author: Loren E Pedersen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692977422
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
An in-depth exploration of the unconscious drives and motivations that shape men's personalities. The evolutionary roots of masculinity, C. G. Jung's archettype of the anima, and psychoanalysis make understanding modern men's dreams, values, and problems more comprehensible. "The best of the recent crop of men's books" American Library Associat
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692977422
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
An in-depth exploration of the unconscious drives and motivations that shape men's personalities. The evolutionary roots of masculinity, C. G. Jung's archettype of the anima, and psychoanalysis make understanding modern men's dreams, values, and problems more comprehensible. "The best of the recent crop of men's books" American Library Associat
Holidays on Ice
Author: David Sedaris
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316073636
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey"). No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (Economist).
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316073636
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey"). No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (Economist).